Committee Profiles
Outside of Scouting, Mark’s other activities include being a leader of Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Board member of Irving Heritage Society, and a member of Fire Educators Association of Texas. He lives in Allen and collects “too many things”.
Brandon started as a 6-year-old Cub Scout, and attained his Eagle Scout shortly before his family moved and his Scouting activity declined. He went to Philmont and still views it as one of the most challenging and rewarding activities he has done in his life.
Brandon owns and operates a Farmers Insurance Agency in Collin County, where he has been helping people with their insurance needs for the last 10 years. He works with a non-profit called Kenna’s, which helps raise money for children in the Collin County area that are suffering from debilitation diseases. Kenna’s Kids has been helping children for 3 years and last year was able to provide financial assistance to 4 families.
Brandon has a great passion for sports and competition in general, having grown up playing baseball, football and golf in a very competitive environment. Brandon a member of the Frisco Rotary and enjoys networking with business professionals to grow our community within Collin County.
Chad was a Scout from the age of 8 until 18 earning his Arrow of Light, 50 Miler Award and Eagle Scout. Most of his time in Cub Scouts was in the country of Panama. He earned his Duty to God and Faith in God awards. As a Scout, most of his success was because of his mother, Janet, and father, Greg. Chad was able to see lots of different Scout units because of his father’s service in the military. He is also an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow.
Chad has a blended family with 5 children with his sweet wife, Michelle. As an adult leader, all of his success is because of her support in allowing him to serve the boys of the Scouting community. They have been married for almost 6 years and hope to be together forever. He hopes to take his family on a summer vacation to Philmont Training Center soon.
Chad graduated from Alamogordo High School in Alamogordo, New Mexico in 1994. He participated in the American Legion’s New Mexico Boy’s State program. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Alaska. He earned a BA in Criminology from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. He currently works for a medical practice as a Medical Coder. Chad’s hobbies include geocaching and loves attending Texas Ranger’s games. He loves cold weather!
Chad’s Scout training includes his attendance at Wood Badge 91 in Circle 10 Council. He has earned his Varsity Scout Leader Training Award and is working on his Varsity Scout Coach’s Key. He is a trained Varsity Huddle (Roundtable) Commissioner and earned the Arrowhead Honor. He also has attended EDGE Training through the Council. He just earned the adult On My Honor Award.
Chad’s greatest joy, besides his family, comes with working with the youth of the LDS Church and Scouts everywhere, whether Scout-related or not.
Ken was in Scouts as a youth for approximately one year in South Bend, Indiana and attained the rank of First Class. His favorite memories include attending the much acclaimed Klondike Derby and camping in the winter at a Scout Camp which included a solid frozen lake that you could walk across! He has two sons who are Eagle Scouts and a daughter who was a Venture Scout and who earned the Girl Scouts Gold Award, their highest youth award.
Ken began his adult volunteer work as an assistant Tiger Cub Den Leader back in 1991. Since then he has served in multiple capacities to include being a Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Assistant and Den Leaders for his two sons. He later became an Assistant Scoutmaster in Troop 328 and eventually the Scoutmaster. Ken also helped start Venture Crew 328 where he served as the Chartered Unit Organization Representative, Crew Advisor and Executive Officer.
Ken has attended nearly every available training course offered to adult Scout unit leaders to include Wood Badge. He attended Wood Badge 57 at Philmont and was the Beaver Patrol Leader. He attended the first Circle Ten offered Powder Horn Course, advanced Venture Crew Leader training, at Camp Wisdom.
Ken has attended multiple summer camps in Circle Ten, most at Camp Grayson (Now James Ray) and Clements Scout Ranch and out of Council at Camp Orr in Arkansas. He has attended an Order of the Arrow ordeal for one of his sons at Camp Constantin. Ken is a Brotherhood member of the O.A.
Ken has been an advisor on four Philmont backpacking treks, one with Venture Crew 328 and three with Troop 328. He also was an advisor for a 9 day canoe adventure at the Charles L. Sommers Wilderness Canoe Base in Ely, Minnesota which included canoeing into Canada in the Quetico Provincial Park.
Ken has also been involved in Training at the district level having taught the Den Chief course for 5 years as well as assisting with Venture Leader Training courses and others. He has also served on staff for various District Programs to include multiple Camporees, WOW, Tiger Cub Lock-ins and Twilight Camps. Ken has also helped with the annual Friends of Scouting campaign for multiple years.
Ken still enjoys camping, hiking, fishing and especially backpacking. He goes on 2-3 weekend backpacking treks each year and does a 50 miler every other year in a National Park.
Ken is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas and 12 other states and works as a consulting engineer in the building construction industry where he designs mechanical systems for buildings. He is a part Owner in his own firm and is involved in his technical vocational society, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) where he currently serves as a member of their national Board of Directors.
Ken enjoys doing other Civic Service volunteer efforts which includes service in his church, First United Methodist Church of Allen, is a member of the Rotary Club of Allen Sunrise (Past President), served 9 years on the Allen Planning and Zoning Commission, served 9 years on the Allen City Council, served 6 years on the Allen Economic Development Corporation and has served in various other capacities for the City and County.
Ken is married to Susan and has three wonderful children, John, Steven and Erin and lives in Allen, Texas.
He started as a professional Scouter, after encouragement from his local scout executive at the time. Dennis’s first district was in Ardmore, Oklahoma. His other positions have included Sr. Dist. Executive in The Woodlands, Field Director in Houston, Asst. Scout Executive in San Angelo, Director of the Learning for Life program here at good ol’ Circle 10, and Scout Executive in San Angelo.
His favorite merit badge is Wilderness Survival, and has a standing bet that nobody can tie a one-handed bowline faster than he can.
Dennis has a passion for the Scouting program, golf, and most importantly his son & daughter (who are both Venture Scouts).
An energetic Scouter, Stephanie has served as Cubmaster, Den Leader, and Trainer at the Pack level, and as Assistant Scoutmaster in her troop. Stephanie was an Owl in Wood Badge 76, and has served on Wood Badge and University of Scouting staff. Currently she steps in wherever she is needed and is focused on the District Dinner in the Activities committee.
Stephanie has been a coach for Allen Sports Association for 13 years, working with her three sons in soccer and basketball. She has been involved in Anderson Elementary’s PTA, First Presbyterian Church of Allen, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seaton, Pitbull and Band Boosters for the Allen Escadrille, and volunteer for the Cheer Squad at Allen High School.
Anna has volunteered in Den Leader roles, as well as Committee Member, Assistant Scoutmaster and District Training Chair positions. Anna has attended summer camp with Troop 328 at Camp Orr in Arkansas, and frequented Circle Ten Council camps for Webelos camp, Camporees, and Webelos Outdoor Weekends, as well as many outdoor training courses. She attended Wood Badge 67 (where she was in the Eagle patrol), staffed Wood Badge courses 83, 89 and 95, and looks forward to serving in WB 101. Anna has attended Philmont Training Center (PTC) as a participant in the Training session and at the pilot course of Philmont Leadership Challenge (PLC). She has served as faculty for Trainer’s EDGE, Philmont Leadership Challenge, National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE), and in 2011 was awarded her four beads at the top of the Tooth of Time for serving as a course director for NAYLE.
Anna is a design and business analyst at Tyler Technologies. She is a member of First Baptist Church Allen, where she serves as a children’s teacher. Anna has two wonderful sons, Michael and Eric, who inspired her back into Scouting, which she has always loved.
During the past 16 years, he has been actively involved in Scouting as a Scoutmaster, Chartered Organization Rep, Committee Chairman, Unit Commissioner, and member of the District Staff. He’s a graduate of Wood Badge 59, and continues to work closely with Scouting units in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) church. His favorite BSA training experience was LDS Week at Philmont, with his wife and family. To this day his youngest daughter still wants to move there permanently.
